Alder leaf beetle vs Fibrous Goat's Beard

Agelastica alni compared with Tragopogon fibrosus

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Fibrous Goat's Beard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Fibrous Goat's Beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Tragopogon
Species	Agelastica alni	Tragopogon fibrosus

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fibrous Goat's Beard

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Fibrous Goat's Beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder leaf beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Fibrous Goat's Beard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Alder leaf beetle

The Alder leaf beetle (Agelastica alni) is a species in the genus Agelastica. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.